Power-press.



H. E. DERBYSHIRE & A. A. LONGAKER.

' POWER PRESS.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 2, 1910.

986,809. Patented Mar.14,1911.

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POWER PRESS.

APPLIGATION FILED PEB. z, 1910.

Patented Mar. 14,1911.

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POWER PRESS.

APPLIoATIoN FILED H112, 1910.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

HENRY E. n'EREYsHIRE AND ALBERT A. LONGAKER, or CHANBERSBURG, PENNsYL- VANIA, AssIGNoRs To cHAMBERsBURG ENGINEERING COMPANY, or CHAMBERS- BURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 0E PENNSYLVANIA.

POWER-PRESS.

Specification of Letters'Patent. Patented Mar, 14, 1911,

Application filed February 2, 1910. Seriai N o. 541,473.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY E. DERBY- SHIRE and ALBERT A. LONGAKER, both citizens of the United States, residing in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements 'in Power-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

One object of our invention is to provide a power press including a head in which is carried the die or dies for punching, shearing, or forming blanks, of such construction that it docs not require line shafting, has no revolving parts or clutches and consumes power only while work is being done; the arrangement of parts being such that the amount of power required is a minimum and the cost of operation of the machine is relatively low. l

lVe further desire to provide a power press which in addition to being simple and substantial in construction and economical in operation, shall be conveniently adjustable to suit various classes of work as well as to permit of its operation with.

the minimum expenditure of work.

We also desire to provide a power press which shall be of such a construction as to permit of the adjustment of the length of stroke of its sliding head as well as the range of such stroke, and shall also include means for cushioning its various parts.

These objects and other advantageous ends we secure as hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is a vertical section illustrating the detail construction of the .preferred form of our invention; Fig. 2, is a front elevation of the machine shown in` Fig. 1, the valve mechanism being in section; Figs. 3 and 4 are fragmentary vertical sections illustrating two devices for adjusting the range of movement. of the cross head; Fig. 5, is a modification of the means for connecting the piston rod to the bell crank lever,'as employed' in our invention; Figs. 6 and 7 are vertical sections illustrating two constructions for cushioning the stroke of the iston; Fig. S, is a vertical section illustratlng a modied form of valve particularly desirned to automatically cushion the piston; Flg. 9, is a modified form of our invent-ion showing the cylinder as inverted, and Figa-10, is a front elevation of, the device for regulating the amount of opening of the valve.

In the above drawings, 1 represents they main frame of the machine in which is mounted a vertically slidable head 2, to which may be connected in any desired manner the various dies or other attachments for shearing, punching, bending, forming or trimming; there being in each instance suitable co-acting elements mounted on the base 3 of the press.

Mounted on the frame of the machine and to one side of the same, is a cylinder 4 havtwo toggles formed by two pairs of links 11,`

11a, 12, and 12a, respectively connected to each other by pivot pins18 and 14. The lower togglelinks 11a and 12a are connected to the sliding head 2 by pins 15 and 15a, while the up er links are pivotally connected to an adjustable head 1G by means of pins 17 and 17a. Said head is 'vertically movable in guides 18 formed in the upper portion of the frame 1 and has an upwardly.A

projecting extension 19, externally threaded.

for the reception of adjusting nuts 20 and 21 revolubly mounted in the top of the frame 1 so as to be capable of being turned by a Spanner or other suitable wrench.

The slidable head 16 is hollow as well as open at the top and bottom, and through it passes a pair of springs 22 adjustably supported on said head by a yoke formed of rods 23, a cross piece 24, and ,an adjusting screw 25. The lower ends ofthese springs are/connected through links 26 and a cross pin 27 to the sliding head 2; thearrangement being such that said Springs return or tend to return said head to its raised position after each downward stroke.

In the side of the frame 1 adjacent the outerend of the link 10, we mount a togglelimiting screw V28 which passes loosely through the side of the frame so that its inner end may be engaged by said link un-` der certain conditions. This screw threaded through a bar 29 'mounted upon isv two bolts 80 screwed into the lframe 1 and ,110

having between they bar 29 and their heads l two springs, indicated at 31.

By turning the .screw 28 so that itis 4moved inwardly, the position of the link 10 and therefore of the toggles and other parts connected thereto, may be adjusted so that under normal conditions, the head is retained in a more or less lowered position; that is to' say,the toggles are held by the said screw in a more or less straightened condition and said Vhea-d, when moved upwardly, is brought to rest without shock byy reason of the cushioning eii'ect due to the striking of the end lof ,the link 10 on the screw 28 which is yieldingly supported by means of the springs 31.

,In order to limit and cushion the upward movement of the piston andof the'arm of the belll crank lever connected thereto, we mount on the frame l a spring 32 ydesigned to be engaged by said lever arm at the upper ,v

limit of its movement.

Other means of cushioning the upstroke of the piston and the parts connected thereto'are shown in Figs. 6 and 7, in the rst of which we have provided a pair of springs 32a mounted immediately above the end of the piston rod 6 within a cap or frame 1b carried on the guiding bracket l, sothat the upper end of the piston rod strikes 'these springs and compresses them at the-upper limit of its movement. In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 7, there is mounted in the head 4 of the cylinder 4 a series of springs 33 designed to be engaged by the piston itself as this approaches the upper end of its stroke, so as to stop the move- 'ment of said piston and of the parts connected thereto without shock.

For controlling the admission of motive fluid to the cylinder 4, lwe provide a valve 34, preferably though not necessarily, of the `piston type; and consisting of a casing '35 having within it the valve proper 36 to which a treadle 37 is connected through a link 38. Said t-readle is normally retainedin a predetermined -elevated position by means of a spring 39 so that the valve is ordinarily closed; the construction being such that the fluid -under pressure is admitted to the central part of the valve casing. When, however, the treadle is depressed by the foot l ofthe operator, the valve proper 3'6 is moved downwardly and the motive fluid is pivot and straightenin .struction shown in Fig. 1.

-members 11a and 12a.

may be brought into such position thatbut` relatively little movement of this or of the parts connected to it is necessary to cause it to completer its stroke.

As shown in Fig. 5,- we may connect the lever 7 to the piston' rod 6 by means of one or more links 8l in place of the slipper con- This latter is preferably so designed as to be capable of adjustment by means of a wedge 8b which is formed with an extension on its thick end upturned for the reception of a bolt 8c connected to the slipper 8. By means of suitable nuts' on this bolt, the wedge may be moved in or out as desired, to take up wear, and may be retained by them in any adjusted position. The range of the stroke of the sliding head 2 may be regulated as' desired by turning the two nuts 2O and 21 and thereby causing the toggle bearing head 19 to be moved up or down as desired.

In Fig., 3, we have shown another construction for adjusting the ranve of movement of the sliding head 2, and tor this purpose, we mount the toggle pins 15 and 15,

Fig. 3, in yokes 40 whlch are guided in the sliding head by projections or gibs 4l designed also to take the thrust of the toggle The yokes 40 have threaded stems 42 on which are threaded adjusting nuts 43 havin gear teeth formed in their peripheries. T 1ere is also on, each of the stems 42, a check nut44 for retaining the parts in any adjusted positions. The teeth of both of the nuts 43 mesh with `the teeth of pinion' 44a carried on a' spindle 45 provided with a squared head for the reception of a suitable wrench. By turning sald spindle, the two nuts 43 are also turned and, with the check nuts 44 properly loosened, the threaded spindles of the yokes 40 are moved into or out of the sliding head so that its position in the frame and therefore its range of movement under operating conditions, is varied.

The same result is obtained by the construction shown in Fig. 4, where the piston rod 6 is made in t`wo adjustably coupled Aparts 6d and 6". The adjacent ends of these two arts are threaded for the reception ot' an a justing nut 6', while the connection is reinforced by a central dowel vpin 6g. The nut 6t is of such length that the two parts of the piston rod may be ,moved apart or` drawn together by turning the lower `part 6c 'with the pinion set at ,the bottom of its stroke, the toggle arms being thus adjusted so Vas to occupy any desired relation to said piston.

`In the case illustrated in Fig. 9, we have shown the operating cylinder 4a asymounted on the upper part of the frame 1 of the machine so that the piston rod extends downamount of motive fluid'admitted to the cylinder when the treadle is depressed may be varied; we provide the device shown in Figs. 2 and 10. This consists of a pair of links 50 suspended from th'e casing of thevalve 34C and connected atv their lower ends by transverse members 51 and 52. The treadle 37 extends through theguideway formed by these links andv` their connecting members and we mount in these latter, twosetj screws 53 and 54, whereby the range of movement of the treadle and hence the amount of movement given by it to the valve 36, may be limite As shown in Fig. 8, the valve 34 may be provided with such an arrangement of ports 55,- 56, 57, and 58 as will, in combination with the piston 5 and the valve 36, cause the motive Huid to cushion each end of the stroke thereof.

I claim Y 1. The combination in a press of a frame; ahead slidably mounted there-in; a plurality of toggles connected between the frame and said head; a bell crank lever mountedl on the frame; links connecting together one arm of said lever and the toggles; a cylinder mounted on the frame; a piston; and a piston rod connecting said piston'with the second ,arm of the lever; with means for controlling the admission of motive Huid to the cylinder.

2. The combination in a press of a frame; a head slidably mounted therein; toggle mechanism mounted between the frameand the head; a lever pivoted to the frame and operatively connectedl to the toggle mechanism; a cylinder having a piston; and a'piston rod connected to said lever; with means for adjusting the connect-ion between the toggle mechanism and-the frame to` 'vary` the range of movementof the sliding head.

3. The combination in a press of a frame; a head slidably mountedl therein; toggle` mechanism mounted between the frame and the head; a lever pivoted to the frame and operatively connected to the` toggle mecha'- nism; a cylinder having ,a-piston;.a piston rod connected to said lever; and mechanism for adjusting thelength of stroke-,of the sliding head.

4. The combination in a press of a frame;

a head slidably mounted therein; toggle mechanism mounted between the frame .and the head; a lever pivoted'to the frame and having one arm connected to saidmechanism; a cylinder; a piston; -a piston rod connected to the piston; means for adjusting the range of movement of the sliding head; and mechanismfor varying the length of stroke of said head.

5. The combination in a press of a frame having a slidable head; toggle mechanism mounted between the head and the frame; a cylinder; a piston therefor operatively connected to the toggle mechanism; avalve for controlling the admission of motive fluid to the cylinder; a treadle operatively connected to the valve; and means for adjustably limlinks attached to said head; a slidable head attached to the other of the toggle. llnks; a

lever pivoted to the frame and having one of its arms connected to the toggle; a cylinder; and a piston therein connected to the other arm of the lever.

8. The combination in a frame of a head;

a toggle having one of its links attached to' said head;- a slidable head'attached to the other of the toggle links; a. lever pivoted to the frame and having one of its arms connected to the toggle; a cylinder; a piston therein connected to the other arm ot the lever; and means for regulating the position of the toggle links when these are in their broken posit-ions.

9. The combination in a press of a frame; a head slidably mounted in said frame; toggles connected between said head. and the frame; a spring normally maintaining the toggles in their broken posltions wlth the head raised 'a lever pivoted to the frame and connected to the toggles; a cylinder; anda piston in the cylinder connected to sald lever.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names topthis specication, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY E.. DERBYSHIRE. ALBERT A. LONGAKER. Witnesses: WILLIAM H. FREET, M. ALICE FROMMEYER. 

